Colebrook Weaver and Activist Receives Creative Arts Award
Maltz honored for her work with the Norfolk Makerspace Text by Kelly Kandra HughesPhoto by Sue Williams Colebrook’s Alesia Maltz has been a weaver since childhood. Her love of fiber began when her Aunt Bea told her she didn’t have to spend her weekly allowance on Barbie clothes at the store, she could knit them […]
Norbrook Farm Brewery Hopes to Build on a Successful Start
Owners want to bring in food trucks Text and Photo by Doug McDevitt For many, sipping a fine ale with friends, revisiting past adventures or planning new ones and talking history or debating current events in a comfortable setting can be as good as it gets. What could make that even better? Perhaps a really […]
Neighbors in the News
Torpedoed Ship and Stolen Identity Are Basis of Author’s Second Novel Text by Colleen GundlachPhoto Courtesy of Frank Buyak It was spring, 1939, and the feeling of unrest in Europe was increasing. World War II was in the offing. Frank Buyak was less than two years old when he, his brother and his mother were […]
Great Mountain Forest Hires New Executive Director
Tamara Muruetagoiena first came to Norfolk as a Yale forestry student Text By Ruth MelvillePhoto by Bruce Frisch Great Mountain Forest’s new executive director, Tamara Muruetagoiena, has been a researcher, an international forestry consultant and a manager of research projects in the United States, the Basque Country and the Dominican Republic, but she is no […]
American Mural Project to Honor the American Worker
American Mural Project Will Be Five Stories Tall and 120 Feet Long Text and Photo by Jeremy Withnell The first impression one gets when stepping into the cavernous space occupied by the American Mural Project (AMP) in Winsted is one of enormity. This work of art, once completed, will stand five stories tall and 120 […]
Norfstrom’s First Winter
Text and Photo by Kelly Kandra Hughes Five months have gone by since Norfstroms opened at the Transfer Station in June. So far, this experiment is heading in the right direction. Response has been enthusiastic, donations have been abundant, and volunteers have been outstanding. But what will happen to Norfstroms during Norfolk’s cold and snowy […]
From Puppy to Assistance Dog
ECAD provides animals and training that help change lives Text and Photo by Jude Mead Some people are great at seeing a situation and assessing ways to solve it. Lu and Dale Picard are two such people. In 1995, the couple founded ECAD, the East Coast Assistance Dogs facility. According to Ms. Picard, ECAD was […]
NVFD Awards Twelve Scholarships
Each year, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) awards scholarships to local students, with funds raised by the annual Memorial Day Road Race. This year they were able to award $500 to seven graduating high school seniors, $500 to four college students and one $1,000 to Caroline Crone who was Valedictorian of her class. The […]
Town Looks at Creating Solar Farm
Takes first steps to creating solar array at town landfill by David Beers On the same 149-acre town property where the transfer station is located, the town farm was established by the town in the 1800s to provide food and shelter to Norfolk’s indigent population. This was a town-run residence where destitute people were supported […]
Iconic Church Steeple Set for Temporary Removal
Judged unsafe in high winds By Kelly Kandra Hughes On September 8, after its Sunday worship service, the congregation of the United Church of Christ, Congregational voted on whether to remove the church steeple. Engineers had determined that even after recent repairs, the steeple was not guaranteed to be safe during winds greater than 40 […]
